An advanced breathalyzer to detect alcohol levels in drivers has been launched in Pietermaritzburg. It aims at reducing road carnages on the roads. The launch comes just a week before the EasterLong weekend.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published:08 Apr 2019

views:717

Health authorities in KwaZulu-Natal are calling for calm.
After the confirmation of two cases of H1N1 influenza in Pietermaritzburg. A nine-year learner died last week after contracting the virus, also known as swine flu. Anxious parents and teachers have withdrawn their children from schools in the area.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published:24 Jul 2019

views:1500

Weapons..traditional beer and drugs. These are some of the items found during a raid at the PietermaritzburgNew Prison.
Officials are trying to clamp down on gangsterism inside this correctional facility.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published:07 Jan 2019

views:1212

A brief background on ImbaliTownship. The town is located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal under the Msunduzi municipality. This falls under the Umngungudlovu district. The mountainous settlement was formed in the early 1960s and is one of largest townships in the area.
With that said let's take a look at this piece on the area.
For more news, visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

published:25 Jul 2016

views:479

The community of Dambuza near Pietermaritzburg is up in arms about the escalating crime rate in the area, following the recent rape and murder of a 62-year-old woman and the killing of another community member...more on the story...http://ow.ly/cT33K

published:10 Aug 2012

views:932

Mop-up operations are underway in Pietermaritzburg after a freak storm wreaked havoc late yesterday afternoon. KwaZulu-Natal has been in the grips of a heatwave in the last few days. In some areas houses were damaged, roads and business premises flooded and trees uprooted. A fourteen-year-old girl was apparently killed after struck by lightning in the KwaDukuza area. Authorities are still assessing the full extent of the damage. We now cross live to our reporter, Sbongakonke Mbatha.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published:19 Dec 2018

views:525

For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published:27 Jul 2018

views:6083

In a groundbreaking judgment, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled against KwaZulu Natal municipalities. The court found that uMshwathi, Umgungundlovu, and Umsunduzi municipalities had acted against the Constitution when they refused to provide basic services for farm tenants. The application was brought by two farm dwellers and the Association for Rural Advancement in 2017.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published:29 Jul 2019

views:466

Multiple shots have been fired in Pietermaritzburg, leaving one person confirmed dead and another injured.
Police responded to the scene, where a volley of shots rang out on Friday morning.
The shooting, understood to be taxi-related, took place in Church Street near the N3, at the Greytown off-ramp.
READ MORE: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/several-people-shot-in-suspected-taxi-violence-in-pietermaritzburg-20180601
Subscribe to News24: https://www.youtube.com/user/News24Video

published:01 Jun 2018

views:58885

A huge police contingent has been deployed to Copesville township, near Pietermaritzburg following violent protests on Monday night.
The local councillor's office and a clinic were torched by angry residents. They're demanding the removal of their local ANC ward councillor.
For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg (/ˌpiːtərˈmærᵻtsbɜːrɡ/;Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu is the name used for the district municipality. Pietermaritzburg is popularly called Maritzburg in English and Zulu alike, and often informally abbreviated to PMB. It is a regionally important industrial hub, producing aluminium, timber and dairy products. It is home to many schools and tertiary education institutions, including a campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. It had a population of 228,549 in 1991; the estimated current population is around 500,000 (including neighbouring townships) and has one of the largest populations of Indian South Africans in South Africa.

History

The city was originally founded by the Voortrekkers, following the defeat of Dingane at the Battle of Blood River, and was the capital of the short-lived Boer republic, Natalia. Britain took over Pietermaritzburg in 1843 and it became the seat of the Natal Colony's administration with the first lieutenant-governor, Martin West, making it his home. Fort Napier, named after the governor of the Cape Colony, Sir George Thomas Napier, was built to house a garrison. In 1893, Natal received responsibility for their own government and an assembly building was built along with the city hall. In 1910, when the Union of South Africa was formed, Natal became a province of the Union, and Pietermaritzburg remained the capital.

History

The Natalia Republic, established in 1839 by Voortrekkers, was annexed by Britain in 1843 and renamed Natal. In 1844 it was attached to the Cape Colony, and in 1846 a District Court for Natal was established with its seat in Pietermaritzburg. In 1856 Natal was detached from the Cape and became a separate colony, and in 1857 the District Court was replaced by a Supreme Court of Natal. When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, the Supreme Court of Natal became the Natal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa; at the same time, the circuit court at Durban became the Durban & Coast Local Division. When the current Constitution of South Africa came into force in 1997, the courts became High Courts, and in 2009 they were renamed the KwaZulu-Natal High Courts. In 2013, in the restructuring brought about by the Superior Courts Act, the courts became two seats of a single KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court of South Africa.

High Court

High Court usually refers to the superior court (or supreme court) of a country or state. In some countries, it is the highest court (e.g. Australia). In others, it is positioned lower in the hierarchy of courts (e.g. in England & Wales).

High Court of New Zealand

The High Court of New Zealand is a superior court of New Zealand. It was established in 1841 and known as the Supreme Court of New Zealand until 1980.

The High Court has general jurisdiction and responsibility, under the Judicature Act 1908, as well as the High Court Rules, for the administration of justice throughout New Zealand. Jurisdiction extends over both criminal and civil matters, and deals with cases at first instance or on appeal from other courts and certain tribunals.

Composition and locations

The High Court comprises the Chief Justice of New Zealand (who is head of the Judiciary) and up to 55 other Judges (which includes the Judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal). The administrative head of the court is known as the Chief High Court Judge. Associate Judges of the High Court (formerly known as Masters) supervise the Court's preliminary processes in most civil proceedings, and have jurisdiction to deal with summary judgment applications, company liquidations, bankruptcy proceedings, and some other types of civil proceedings.

High Court of Fiji

The High Court of Fiji is one of three courts that was established by Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji — the others being the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The Constitution empowered Parliament to create other courts; these were to be subordinate to the High Court, which was authorized to oversee all proceedings of such courts. The High Court had unlimited original jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil or criminal proceedings under any law and such other original jurisdiction as is conferred on it under the Constitution.

The High Court consists of the Chief Justice and at least ten (and no more than eighteen) puisne judges. Parliament may also allow for junior judges, called Masters of the High Court, to sit on the High Court. Section 129 of the Constitution declares that "A judge who has sat in a trial of a matter that is the subject of appeal to a higher court must not sit in the appeal." As the membership of the High Court overlaps to a large extent with that of the Appeal Court and the Supreme Court, this clause is inserted to prevent a conflict of interest.

What happened to the garden city of Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

An advanced breathalyzer launched in Pietermaritzburg

An advanced breathalyzer to detect alcohol levels in drivers has been launched in Pietermaritzburg. It aims at reducing road carnages on the roads. The launch comes just a week before the EasterLong weekend.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

3:03

Two cases of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Pietermaritzburg

Two cases of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Pietermaritzburg

Two cases of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Pietermaritzburg

Health authorities in KwaZulu-Natal are calling for calm.
After the confirmation of two cases of H1N1 influenza in Pietermaritzburg. A nine-year learner died last week after contracting the virus, also known as swine flu. Anxious parents and teachers have withdrawn their children from schools in the area.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

1:13

Illegal items found during a raid at the Pietermaritzburg New Prison

Illegal items found during a raid at the Pietermaritzburg New Prison

Illegal items found during a raid at the Pietermaritzburg New Prison

Weapons..traditional beer and drugs. These are some of the items found during a raid at the PietermaritzburgNew Prison.
Officials are trying to clamp down on gangsterism inside this correctional facility.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

6:52

Talking history of Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg

Talking history of Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg

Talking history of Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg

A brief background on ImbaliTownship. The town is located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal under the Msunduzi municipality. This falls under the Umngungudlovu district. The mountainous settlement was formed in the early 1960s and is one of largest townships in the area.
With that said let's take a look at this piece on the area.
For more news, visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

1:19

Pietermaritzburg community up in arms over escalating crime

Pietermaritzburg community up in arms over escalating crime

Pietermaritzburg community up in arms over escalating crime

The community of Dambuza near Pietermaritzburg is up in arms about the escalating crime rate in the area, following the recent rape and murder of a 62-year-old woman and the killing of another community member...more on the story...http://ow.ly/cT33K

5:03

Flash floods wreak havoc in Pietermaritzburg

Flash floods wreak havoc in Pietermaritzburg

Flash floods wreak havoc in Pietermaritzburg

Mop-up operations are underway in Pietermaritzburg after a freak storm wreaked havoc late yesterday afternoon. KwaZulu-Natal has been in the grips of a heatwave in the last few days. In some areas houses were damaged, roads and business premises flooded and trees uprooted. A fourteen-year-old girl was apparently killed after struck by lightning in the KwaDukuza area. Authorities are still assessing the full extent of the damage. We now cross live to our reporter, Sbongakonke Mbatha.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

1:19:44

Zuma appears before the Pietermaritzburg High Court

Zuma appears before the Pietermaritzburg High Court

Zuma appears before the Pietermaritzburg High Court

For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

1:17

Pietermaritzburg High Court rules against KZN municipalities

Pietermaritzburg High Court rules against KZN municipalities

Pietermaritzburg High Court rules against KZN municipalities

In a groundbreaking judgment, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled against KwaZulu Natal municipalities. The court found that uMshwathi, Umgungundlovu, and Umsunduzi municipalities had acted against the Constitution when they refused to provide basic services for farm tenants. The application was brought by two farm dwellers and the Association for Rural Advancement in 2017.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

0:47

WATCH: Pietermaritzburg taxi shooting caught on camera

WATCH: Pietermaritzburg taxi shooting caught on camera

WATCH: Pietermaritzburg taxi shooting caught on camera

Multiple shots have been fired in Pietermaritzburg, leaving one person confirmed dead and another injured.
Police responded to the scene, where a volley of shots rang out on Friday morning.
The shooting, understood to be taxi-related, took place in Church Street near the N3, at the Greytown off-ramp.
READ MORE: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/several-people-shot-in-suspected-taxi-violence-in-pietermaritzburg-20180601
Subscribe to News24: https://www.youtube.com/user/News24Video

1:52

A huge police contingent deployed to Pietermaritzburg following violent protests

A huge police contingent deployed to Pietermaritzburg following violent protests

A huge police contingent deployed to Pietermaritzburg following violent protests

A huge police contingent has been deployed to Copesville township, near Pietermaritzburg following violent protests on Monday night.
The local councillor's office and a clinic were torched by angry residents. They're demanding the removal of their local ANC ward councillor.
For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

What happened to the garden city of Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

An advanced breathalyzer launched in Pietermaritzburg

An advanced breathalyzer to detect alcohol levels in drivers has been launched in Pietermaritzburg. It aims at reducing road carnages on the roads. The launch comes just a week before the EasterLong weekend.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published: 08 Apr 2019

Two cases of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Pietermaritzburg

Health authorities in KwaZulu-Natal are calling for calm.
After the confirmation of two cases of H1N1 influenza in Pietermaritzburg. A nine-year learner died last week after contracting the virus, also known as swine flu. Anxious parents and teachers have withdrawn their children from schools in the area.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published: 24 Jul 2019

Illegal items found during a raid at the Pietermaritzburg New Prison

Weapons..traditional beer and drugs. These are some of the items found during a raid at the PietermaritzburgNew Prison.
Officials are trying to clamp down on gangsterism inside this correctional facility.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published: 07 Jan 2019

Talking history of Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg

A brief background on ImbaliTownship. The town is located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal under the Msunduzi municipality. This falls under the Umngungudlovu district. The mountainous settlement was formed in the early 1960s and is one of largest townships in the area.
With that said let's take a look at this piece on the area.
For more news, visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

published: 25 Jul 2016

Pietermaritzburg community up in arms over escalating crime

The community of Dambuza near Pietermaritzburg is up in arms about the escalating crime rate in the area, following the recent rape and murder of a 62-year-old woman and the killing of another community member...more on the story...http://ow.ly/cT33K

published: 10 Aug 2012

Flash floods wreak havoc in Pietermaritzburg

Mop-up operations are underway in Pietermaritzburg after a freak storm wreaked havoc late yesterday afternoon. KwaZulu-Natal has been in the grips of a heatwave in the last few days. In some areas houses were damaged, roads and business premises flooded and trees uprooted. A fourteen-year-old girl was apparently killed after struck by lightning in the KwaDukuza area. Authorities are still assessing the full extent of the damage. We now cross live to our reporter, Sbongakonke Mbatha.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published: 19 Dec 2018

Zuma appears before the Pietermaritzburg High Court

For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published: 27 Jul 2018

Pietermaritzburg High Court rules against KZN municipalities

In a groundbreaking judgment, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled against KwaZulu Natal municipalities. The court found that uMshwathi, Umgungundlovu, and Umsunduzi municipalities had acted against the Constitution when they refused to provide basic services for farm tenants. The application was brought by two farm dwellers and the Association for Rural Advancement in 2017.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

published: 29 Jul 2019

WATCH: Pietermaritzburg taxi shooting caught on camera

Multiple shots have been fired in Pietermaritzburg, leaving one person confirmed dead and another injured.
Police responded to the scene, where a volley of shots rang out on Friday morning.
The shooting, understood to be taxi-related, took place in Church Street near the N3, at the Greytown off-ramp.
READ MORE: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/several-people-shot-in-suspected-taxi-violence-in-pietermaritzburg-20180601
Subscribe to News24: https://www.youtube.com/user/News24Video

published: 01 Jun 2018

A huge police contingent deployed to Pietermaritzburg following violent protests

A huge police contingent has been deployed to Copesville township, near Pietermaritzburg following violent protests on Monday night.
The local councillor's office and a clinic were torched by angry residents. They're demanding the removal of their local ANC ward councillor.
For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

An advanced breathalyzer launched in Pietermaritzburg

An advanced breathalyzer to detect alcohol levels in drivers has been launched in Pietermaritzburg. It aims at reducing road carnages on the roads. The launch c...

An advanced breathalyzer to detect alcohol levels in drivers has been launched in Pietermaritzburg. It aims at reducing road carnages on the roads. The launch comes just a week before the EasterLong weekend.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

An advanced breathalyzer to detect alcohol levels in drivers has been launched in Pietermaritzburg. It aims at reducing road carnages on the roads. The launch comes just a week before the EasterLong weekend.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Health authorities in KwaZulu-Natal are calling for calm.
After the confirmation of two cases of H1N1 influenza in Pietermaritzburg. A nine-year learner died last week after contracting the virus, also known as swine flu. Anxious parents and teachers have withdrawn their children from schools in the area.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Health authorities in KwaZulu-Natal are calling for calm.
After the confirmation of two cases of H1N1 influenza in Pietermaritzburg. A nine-year learner died last week after contracting the virus, also known as swine flu. Anxious parents and teachers have withdrawn their children from schools in the area.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Weapons..traditional beer and drugs. These are some of the items found during a raid at the PietermaritzburgNew Prison.
Officials are trying to clamp down on gangsterism inside this correctional facility.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Weapons..traditional beer and drugs. These are some of the items found during a raid at the PietermaritzburgNew Prison.
Officials are trying to clamp down on gangsterism inside this correctional facility.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Talking history of Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg

A brief background on ImbaliTownship. The town is located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal under the Msunduzi municipality. This falls under the Umngungudlovu ...

A brief background on ImbaliTownship. The town is located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal under the Msunduzi municipality. This falls under the Umngungudlovu district. The mountainous settlement was formed in the early 1960s and is one of largest townships in the area.
With that said let's take a look at this piece on the area.
For more news, visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

A brief background on ImbaliTownship. The town is located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal under the Msunduzi municipality. This falls under the Umngungudlovu district. The mountainous settlement was formed in the early 1960s and is one of largest townships in the area.
With that said let's take a look at this piece on the area.
For more news, visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

Pietermaritzburg community up in arms over escalating crime

The community of Dambuza near Pietermaritzburg is up in arms about the escalating crime rate in the area, following the recent rape and murder of a 62-year-old ...

The community of Dambuza near Pietermaritzburg is up in arms about the escalating crime rate in the area, following the recent rape and murder of a 62-year-old woman and the killing of another community member...more on the story...http://ow.ly/cT33K

The community of Dambuza near Pietermaritzburg is up in arms about the escalating crime rate in the area, following the recent rape and murder of a 62-year-old woman and the killing of another community member...more on the story...http://ow.ly/cT33K

Flash floods wreak havoc in Pietermaritzburg

Mop-up operations are underway in Pietermaritzburg after a freak storm wreaked havoc late yesterday afternoon. KwaZulu-Natal has been in the grips of a heatwave...

Mop-up operations are underway in Pietermaritzburg after a freak storm wreaked havoc late yesterday afternoon. KwaZulu-Natal has been in the grips of a heatwave in the last few days. In some areas houses were damaged, roads and business premises flooded and trees uprooted. A fourteen-year-old girl was apparently killed after struck by lightning in the KwaDukuza area. Authorities are still assessing the full extent of the damage. We now cross live to our reporter, Sbongakonke Mbatha.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Mop-up operations are underway in Pietermaritzburg after a freak storm wreaked havoc late yesterday afternoon. KwaZulu-Natal has been in the grips of a heatwave in the last few days. In some areas houses were damaged, roads and business premises flooded and trees uprooted. A fourteen-year-old girl was apparently killed after struck by lightning in the KwaDukuza area. Authorities are still assessing the full extent of the damage. We now cross live to our reporter, Sbongakonke Mbatha.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

In a groundbreaking judgment, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled against KwaZulu Natal municipalities. The court found that uMshwathi, Umgungundlovu, and Umsunduzi municipalities had acted against the Constitution when they refused to provide basic services for farm tenants. The application was brought by two farm dwellers and the Association for Rural Advancement in 2017.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

In a groundbreaking judgment, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled against KwaZulu Natal municipalities. The court found that uMshwathi, Umgungundlovu, and Umsunduzi municipalities had acted against the Constitution when they refused to provide basic services for farm tenants. The application was brought by two farm dwellers and the Association for Rural Advancement in 2017.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Multiple shots have been fired in Pietermaritzburg, leaving one person confirmed dead and another injured.
Police responded to the scene, where a volley of shots rang out on Friday morning.
The shooting, understood to be taxi-related, took place in Church Street near the N3, at the Greytown off-ramp.
READ MORE: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/several-people-shot-in-suspected-taxi-violence-in-pietermaritzburg-20180601
Subscribe to News24: https://www.youtube.com/user/News24Video

Multiple shots have been fired in Pietermaritzburg, leaving one person confirmed dead and another injured.
Police responded to the scene, where a volley of shots rang out on Friday morning.
The shooting, understood to be taxi-related, took place in Church Street near the N3, at the Greytown off-ramp.
READ MORE: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/several-people-shot-in-suspected-taxi-violence-in-pietermaritzburg-20180601
Subscribe to News24: https://www.youtube.com/user/News24Video

A huge police contingent deployed to Pietermaritzburg following violent protests

A huge police contingent has been deployed to Copesville township, near Pietermaritzburg following violent protests on Monday night.
The local councillor's offi...

A huge police contingent has been deployed to Copesville township, near Pietermaritzburg following violent protests on Monday night.
The local councillor's office and a clinic were torched by angry residents. They're demanding the removal of their local ANC ward councillor.
For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

A huge police contingent has been deployed to Copesville township, near Pietermaritzburg following violent protests on Monday night.
The local councillor's office and a clinic were torched by angry residents. They're demanding the removal of their local ANC ward councillor.
For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

An advanced breathalyzer launched in Pietermaritzburg

An advanced breathalyzer to detect alcohol levels in drivers has been launched in Pietermaritzburg. It aims at reducing road carnages on the roads. The launch comes just a week before the EasterLong weekend.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Two cases of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Pietermaritzburg

Health authorities in KwaZulu-Natal are calling for calm.
After the confirmation of two cases of H1N1 influenza in Pietermaritzburg. A nine-year learner died last week after contracting the virus, also known as swine flu. Anxious parents and teachers have withdrawn their children from schools in the area.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Illegal items found during a raid at the Pietermaritzburg New Prison

Weapons..traditional beer and drugs. These are some of the items found during a raid at the PietermaritzburgNew Prison.
Officials are trying to clamp down on gangsterism inside this correctional facility.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Talking history of Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg

A brief background on ImbaliTownship. The town is located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal under the Msunduzi municipality. This falls under the Umngungudlovu district. The mountainous settlement was formed in the early 1960s and is one of largest townships in the area.
With that said let's take a look at this piece on the area.
For more news, visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

Pietermaritzburg community up in arms over escalating crime

The community of Dambuza near Pietermaritzburg is up in arms about the escalating crime rate in the area, following the recent rape and murder of a 62-year-old woman and the killing of another community member...more on the story...http://ow.ly/cT33K

Flash floods wreak havoc in Pietermaritzburg

Mop-up operations are underway in Pietermaritzburg after a freak storm wreaked havoc late yesterday afternoon. KwaZulu-Natal has been in the grips of a heatwave in the last few days. In some areas houses were damaged, roads and business premises flooded and trees uprooted. A fourteen-year-old girl was apparently killed after struck by lightning in the KwaDukuza area. Authorities are still assessing the full extent of the damage. We now cross live to our reporter, Sbongakonke Mbatha.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

Pietermaritzburg High Court rules against KZN municipalities

In a groundbreaking judgment, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled against KwaZulu Natal municipalities. The court found that uMshwathi, Umgungundlovu, and Umsunduzi municipalities had acted against the Constitution when they refused to provide basic services for farm tenants. The application was brought by two farm dwellers and the Association for Rural Advancement in 2017.
For more news, visit: sabcnews.com

WATCH: Pietermaritzburg taxi shooting caught on camera

Multiple shots have been fired in Pietermaritzburg, leaving one person confirmed dead and another injured.
Police responded to the scene, where a volley of shots rang out on Friday morning.
The shooting, understood to be taxi-related, took place in Church Street near the N3, at the Greytown off-ramp.
READ MORE: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/several-people-shot-in-suspected-taxi-violence-in-pietermaritzburg-20180601
Subscribe to News24: https://www.youtube.com/user/News24Video

A huge police contingent deployed to Pietermaritzburg following violent protests

A huge police contingent has been deployed to Copesville township, near Pietermaritzburg following violent protests on Monday night.
The local councillor's office and a clinic were torched by angry residents. They're demanding the removal of their local ANC ward councillor.
For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg (/ˌpiːtərˈmærᵻtsbɜːrɡ/;Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu is the name used for the district municipality. Pietermaritzburg is popularly called Maritzburg in English and Zulu alike, and often informally abbreviated to PMB. It is a regionally important industrial hub, producing aluminium, timber and dairy products. It is home to many schools and tertiary education institutions, including a campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. It had a population of 228,549 in 1991; the estimated current population is around 500,000 (including neighbouring townships) and has one of the largest populations of Indian South Africans in South Africa.

History

The city was originally founded by the Voortrekkers, following the defeat of Dingane at the Battle of Blood River, and was the capital of the short-lived Boer republic, Natalia. Britain took over Pietermaritzburg in 1843 and it became the seat of the Natal Colony's administration with the first lieutenant-governor, Martin West, making it his home. Fort Napier, named after the governor of the Cape Colony, Sir George Thomas Napier, was built to house a garrison. In 1893, Natal received responsibility for their own government and an assembly building was built along with the city hall. In 1910, when the Union of South Africa was formed, Natal became a province of the Union, and Pietermaritzburg remained the capital.